The @staticmethod decorator transforms a method so that it belongs to a class but does not receive the class or instance as the first argument. This is useful for creating utility functions that have a logical connection to a class but do not depend on class or instance state.

A static method can be called either on the class itself or on an instance.

Here is how you define and call a static method:

class MathHelper:
    @staticmethod
    def add(x, y):
        return x + y

# Call on the class
result1 = MathHelper.add(5, 3)
print(result1)

# Call on an instance
helper = MathHelper()
result2 = helper.add(10, 20)
print(result2)

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A static method does not have access to the class (cls) or the instance (self). It's essentially a regular function namespaced within the class.

• Cheatsheet: OOP Basics
• Cheatsheet: Decorators
• Cheatsheet: Functions
• classmethod()
• property()